Necktie clasp



Sept 2, 1952 w. H. MEEKER 2,608,729

NECK-TE CLASP Fild Nov. 8, 1951 INVENT OR these side walls 30 and 32 is comprised ofna. clasping section 35, 36, an intermediate pivoting.

section 38, 48 and an operating end section 42, 44. The clasping sections 35 and BareC formed-with arcuate edges 4S and 48 which-are ada'pted'to engage against material for clasping the same to i the bar 4 in the assembled. necktie. clasp. The

intermediate sections 38 and v4I] of the side walls 30 and 32 are in substantially parallel'relation-A ship and have aligned openings 58 and 52 formed f therein tnroughwhich thehin; l 4 .can beextended- Theroperatingend sections 42 and 44 are:` in nclose .I Substantially .parallelq relationship to each other g andy-terminate 'at their-.free 4ends in- 1a-Y fiat enlarged head# 5.4V of substantially circular Across-@.5 and the rst and second springs with the openz sectional form. Asseen best in Fig: 1 the wall i 34' joining'V the side 'walls 38and 32rofthe 'rst 'lever'i is -of 'arcuate form at 56 with'the'olasping section of` thewall'34 being substantially nat at -58 inorderthatthe overall -conguration of the' -iirst leverj is' such lthat'the same Acan be nested Withinthe secondA lever 8 in a manner to be described*indetail'hereinafter.'

The rst spring II)y is formed ofA a single elongatedresili'ent 'wire' havinga pair of legs v60. anda 1' 82 and a coiled intermediate portion at'64 joiningthe legs 68 and 82''and maintaining the same preselected angular relationship. The second spring vI2 is somewhat similarto the rst spring ".IIl; :It may be .generallyfdescribedas comprising' wmaterial from'which the first lever B is formed` .and is also of substantially channel shape havingV side walls 84 and 86 joined lby the upper wall 88. The side Walls 84 and86 'aref maintained in substantially parallel relationship and have common Pe'dge portions thereof serrated as at 90 and-92: for clasping' engagement with material. The side walls84 'and`86 'are fdrmedwith axially aligned openings at 94 and 86 for engagement of the pin I4 therethrough. The upper wall-88`is arcuated at 98 and is substantially fiat at |80 at 4the portion of the lever over the serrated edges 90 and 92. u'I'he arcuated portion 98 'of the upper wall 88 is formed with grooves IU2 to provide a linger- ;gripping surface. l

"Looking once again at TFig'. 1; it Will'be seen that with the `first lever 6 'nested withinthe sec? ondlever' 8, andthe openings 50, 52 aligned with the openings 94, 96, the enlarged flattened head 5 4 of the vrst 4lever underlies the operating end of 'the-second lever; 8v with the upper surface 55 I oi the enlargedhead 5,4'adapted to engage the end edge `.88`ofvthe wall 88 or, if desired, the upper surface oithecnlarged headcan besuch. as to beengageablefwithvthe edges 85 and 81 of. the

4 the arcuate upper wall portion 56 of the first lever 6 is in spaced relation to the arcuate wall portion 88 of the second lever with the clasping sections 34 and 36 of the iirst lever terminating 5 short of the clasping end section of the second lever having the serrations 88, 92.

In assembling the nectlienclasp ofA the present idientiori, 'theffrst spring I0 'is'fnested within *thefirst lever '6 with the" leg' 68""the'freof disposed lo between the side walls 38 and 48 and engaging v`.the inside surface of the wall 34 at the arcuate portion 56 thereof. The loop of the coil B4 of the rst spring is aligned with the openings 50 and 52 of. the first'leven The second spring I2 1,5 iisdisposed overthe first lever 6 with the bight portionr Tlf-engaged against the upper surface of the arcuateportion of the Wall 34, that is, on the s ide of the wall 34 opposite to that against which the leg 68 of the rst spring is engaged.

2o The loops of the coils 68 and 68 are disposed with- :out theintermediate"sections 38.and L8-"of the -rstz lever-.and 'are V,aligned with the: openings 58 -and 52 ofthe-.first lever. Next, the second lever 8 vis engaged over the'assemblyzo'ffthe first lever ings 94 and 86 aligned. withv the loops 0f the springs and' .the openings 58V and 52 of vthe first lever and the enlarged head 54 disposed adjacent tothe edges8'5 and '81.of5`the second lever. .The

T .entire assembly of th'e'rst:and'second'levers and springs isdisposed on'the supporting arm I6 of the bar4 with theilegs 62,12 and 16 of the springs -engaged against Atheiiiat fupper" surface of the Ysupporting farm IIwith'the' aligned openings U through the assembly in alignment with the bearin'g apertures. 28'and'2'8with the ears I8 and` 20. --The'pin I4'inay thnfbe engaged through "the aligned openings and'the en'ds" I3 land I5`ofthe pin maybe peened` over or otherwise worked in order Yto prevent the removal therefrom, seen best inFgmL i. c. Y ...l Y 'The relative positioning of the several elements of the tie clasp of the present inventionisbest shown in Figs. 3 'and 4'.l Inlig. -3, it Will be noted r that the at'enlarged head l54 of therst lever is engaged against'the lend edge ofthe second lever, although if desired, the enlarged head could be of such 'form as to engage the 'edges 85 'and l 81 of the second lever.

Looking once again at Fig. l, it will be Vseen that theneclgtie clasp is in position for clampingv a n'ecktie toa shirt front. The numeral |04 refers to the shirt front folded at |06`to provide adou- `bled portion I88 stitched together at IIU. The r' numeral I I 4 designates the front piece of a necktie while thenumeral IIS designates the narrow rear portion of the necktie. The front and rear portions ofthe necktieII4 -and I IIi and the shirt "front 84 'are showninl theirfusual relationship. It will thus be seen that, along a line transversely of Athe necktlie, II4, the material to beclasped will be of varying thickness. A I n order to clasp the varying thicknessesof material, `the necktie "clasp of the present Ainvention is rst operated ,6: by ldepressing the second lever, Il. by engagement of a finger against the rlngeree'rigaging portion thereof, operation of the second lever being ac- Avcompariredybyoperatiorrof the first lever as well. Ifhenecktie clasp is then engaged in the ,position shown in Fig. `1 with the bar 4 in front of -the necktie I I4 and the supporting arm I6 .and-levers disposed-behind the shirt front |84; ,v-Uponlrelease of the second lever, the resilient action of 'thesprings I8 and I2 will. be such as .to

sidewalls 84 and 86. It will also be seen that 75 individually urge therst andY second levers to their clasping positions. The movement of the two levers will at first be simultaneous with the enlarged head 54 of the rst lever engaged against the second lever. The clasping edges 46 and 48 of the iirst lever will engage the thickened portion of the necktie and shirt front and clasp the same to the bar 4, the pressure of the clasping action being dependent solely upon the spring l0. The second lever will continue to pivot as a result of the action of the second spring until the serrated edges 90 and 92 are engaged against the shirt front and necktie for clasping the same to the front bar l. It will, of course, be seen that the portions against which the second lever engages are of less thickness than the portion against which the first lever is engaged. Thus the second lever will pivot to a further extent and the pressure exerted by the second lever will be solely dependent upon the tension of the second spring I2. In this manner, the pressures exerted by the clasping portions of the levers at the points of varying thickness can be preselected, it ordinarily being desirable to have a greater pressure acting against the thicker portions for effective clasping.

In view of the foregoing description, it will be seen that a necktie clasp has been provided which is of compact form and wherein individual claspving levers are provided for exerting pressure at points of varying thickness and wherein the clasping levers are movable about a common axis and wherein one of the levers is adapted to effect pivoting of the other lever to and from its clasping position. Thus a necktie clasp has been provided which is believed to attain all of the objects hereinbefore set forth.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is:

1. A clasp for neckties comprising an elongated bar having one end thereof bent backwardly upon itself to provide a supporting arm, a pair of levers pivotally carried by said supporting arm, one of said levers being shorter than the other lever and having clamping engagement with one portion of a shirt front and necktie, the second longer lever being clampingly engagea'ble with another portion of the shirt front and necktie, said rst and second levers being of channel shape with the first lever nested within the second lever, a rst spring having a iirst leg engaged within the channel of said iirst lever and a second leg engaging said supporting arm for resiliently urgingfsaid first lever to its clamping position, and a second spring straddling said iirst lever and having a first pair of legs engaged within the channel of said second lever on opposite sides of said ilrst lever, and said second spring having a second pair of legs engaging said supporting arm for resiliently urging said second lever to its clamping position.

2. A clasp for neckties comprising an elongated bar having one end thereof bent backwardly upon itself to provide a supporting arm, a pair of levers pivotally carried by said supporting arm about a common pivotal axis, one of said levers being second lever to its clamping position. WILLIAM shorter than the other lever and of channel shape with one end thereof providing a pair of spaced clamping sections for clampingv engagement with one portion of a shirt front and necktie, the second longerlever being of channel shape and engageable with another portion of the shirt front and necktie and having said rst lever nested therein, said second lever having an intermediate portion thereof at the pivotal axis of reduced width relative to the width of said clamping sections, a rst spring having a rst leg engaged within the intermediate, reduced width portion thereof and a second leg engaging said supporting arm for resiliently urging said iirst lever to its clamping position, and a second spring straddling said first lever at the reduced width portion and having a iirst pair of legs engaged within the channel of said second lever on opposite sides of said first lever, and said second spring having a second pair of legs engaging said supporting arm for resiliently urging said H. MEEKER.

REFERENCES CITED y The following references are of record in the iile of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,973,009 Mix Sept. 11, 1934 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 600,127 France Nov. 3. 1925 

